Defending champion Shaun Murphy is out of the Masters after a shock 6-2 loss to China's Wu Yize on the opening day of this year’s tournament at Alexandra Palace.
Wu, the world number 13, dominated from the outset and won the opening three frames, recording a superb break of 137 in the second.
Top seed Murphy rallied briefly but, with a highest break of only 49, could not get back into the contest.
Murphy told BBC Sport: "I’ve looked forward to today for about a year, walking out as champion, but I enjoyed it for about the first 10 minutes and the rest of the match was highly unpleasant.
"I didn’t play well at all. It’s possibly my worst performance of my season."
